nursing clothing and gear

Trust me when I say you WANT the right type of clothing and gear when you are breastfeeding your child. The clothing is key. If you have tight fitting garments on and some frilly bra, it's going to be really difficult to feed your child while out or even at home. I tend to layer tank tops over a nursing bra and comfortable shirts that I can easily pull up (or down as long as I'm not stretching it out).

Here's a quick list of what you will need as far as clothing with my picks below from amazon.

Good Nursing Bras (3 for daytime and 2 for night time)-- This is key. At night I use a cotton bra that just folds down in the middle, no snaps or hard parts. During the day I use these *** bras I found on amazon. They are super comfortable and come in different sizes. I personally am around a C to small D when I am breastfeeding and the XLs fit well. The Large fit ok, however it was a little snug and I knew my breasts were going to get bigger. The nice thing about these bras is they come in a 3 pack, you can swap the padding out for breast pads, and the also come with the bra extenders so you can adjust the size as you get bigger or smaller. You can also unsnap the left or right breast to feed on demand.

Nursing tanks or regular camisoles (5 to 8)-- I do have regular nursing tanks from my first pregnancy, but I haven't used them at all. I am more of a fan of a regular cami since my bra is a nursing bra. I just pull my shirt up or down and then pull the same down to exose my bra and feed away!

Comfortable overshirts (7-9) - You want more of these as your little bundle of joy will puke on you. Always remember to keep an extra shirt for you in your diaper bag or vehicle. You'll thank me later.

As far as gear goes, you already should have visited the page on breast pumps here, there you can look at different pump options for you. The other issue is storage which you can read about HERE when bags and options are discussed for storing your expressed milk. The only other items you may want to look into is a nursing pillow while you feed your baby and a nursing cover for outside feedings (I just let my fun bags fly) My picks are below.

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